The Latest Breaking News from World War II

President Putin is said to have invited a number of world leaders to the commemoration of the Soviet Union’s defeat of the Nazis

A NSW jury is shown body-worn footage following the arrest of alleged terrorist Simon Fleming, in which he tells officers his initial target was the city of Wollongong because it is "bigger".

Sisu has been drawing comparisons to John Wick, so we take a look at what the two action heroes have in common.

Salon spoke to the actor and showrunners of "A Small Light," which highlights the woman who helped hide the Franks

An officially sanctioned hunt for a stash of precious jewelry looted by the Nazis during World War II and purportedly buried in a sleepy Dutch village has — like many previous searches — failed to unearth any treasure

The discovery last week of the wreck of the Montevideo Maru has prompted renewed focus on the Japanese prison ships of World War II. Many were sunk by Allied submarines, sending thousands of their comrades to their deaths.

In 1953, London was still recovering from World War II. The city was pockmarked with bomb damage, food supplies were tight and life was dull for children who had never eaten anything so exotic as a banana. But the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II helped lift the gloom. Central London…

In 1953, London was still recovering from World War II

Kurt Vonnegut didn’t deliver the famous “Wear Sunscreen” graduation speech published in the Chicago Tribune that was often mistakenly attributed to the celebrated author. But he could have.

The wreck of a Japanese transport ship that sank in 1942 with more than 1,000 Allied prisoners-of-war on board has been discovered near the Philippines.

'If you build it, they will come." That's often the thinking behind big projects like amusement parks, shopping malls, tourism venues and sports arenas. Sometimes a new facility attracts many visitors, investors make a profit, or a government agency delivers substantial benefits to the public. Sometimes not.